Incidence and risk factors of posttraumatic seizures following traumatic brain injury: A Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems Study.

AC, Ritter; AK, Wagner; A, Fabio; MJ, Pugh; WC, Walker; JP, Szaflarski; RD, Zafonte; AW, Brown; FM, Hammond; T, Bushnik; D, Johnson-Greene; T, Shea; JW, Krellman; JA, Rosenthal; LE, Dreer

doi:10.1111/epi.13582

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Incidence and risk factors of posttraumatic seizures following traumatic brain injury: A Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems Study.

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Authors:

Ritter AC

Wagner AK

Fabio A

Abstract

Objective Determine incidence of posttraumatic seizure (PTS) following traumatic brain injury (TBI) among individuals with moderate-to-severe TBI requiring rehabilitation and surviving at least 5 years.Methods Using the prospective TBI Model Systems National Database, we calculated PTS incidence dur...

Subject

Epilepsy

Prophylaxis

epidemiology

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